Society and Culture

The Dogon Blacksmiths - In Mali, on the cliffs inhabited by the Dogon, an ethnoarchaeologist and a cameraman participated in the reduction of iron ore.
anthro.unige.ch/galerie/inagina/index.gb.html

Ethnologue - Languages of Mali - Information about the living languages of the African country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.
www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Mali

Festival au désert - Presenting the festival of art and music held annually in Essakane. Content in English, French, Italian and Spanish.
www.festival-au-desert.org/

Global List of Women's Organizations - Mali - Provides contact information for groups of women helping others.
www.distel.ca/womlist/countries/mali.html

Wonders of the African World: Road to Timbuktu - Topics include the Great Mosque of Djenne, culture of the Griots, and the recount of a visit to Dogon;part of the PBS series with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi5/roadto.htm

Yahoo! Groups - Mali - Directory of online communities connected with or interested in the country.
dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Regional/Countries/Mali

Washington Post - Nomads by Choice - Three part series about the nomads of the Sahara. <small>(December 8, 1996)</small>
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/nomads/nomad_1.htm